All Berlin articles
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Metro Report InternationalEnhanced ‘comfort and convenience’ as Berlin S-Bahn fleet delivery completed
GERMANY: All 106 of the Class 483/484 Berlin S-Bahn trainsets ordered from a consortium of Siemens Mobility and Stadler are now in traffic, following the entry into service of the final set after a ceremony at Charlottenburg on September 18. ‘The longer trains offer more seats; ...
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin tram route M10 extended west to Moabit
GERMANY: A 2·2 km extension of Berlin tram route M10 from Hauptbahnhof to Turmstraße U-Bahn station on Line U9 opened for revenue service on September 9, restoring tram services to the Moabit district after an absence of around 60 years.
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin airport U-Bahn study funded
GERMANY: Funding has been agreed to study the economic feasibility of a proposed extension of Berlin U-Bahn Line U7 south from Rudow to Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin tram network ups the voltage
GERMANY: Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe has completed conversion of the traction power supply on its entire 196 route-km tram network from 600 V DC to 750 V DC.
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin S-Bahn tenders invited
GERMANY: Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg has launched the competitive tendering process for the remaining two portions of the 331 route-km Berlin S-Bahn network, covering the North-South and east-west Stadtbahn service groups.
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Metro Report InternationalBlankenburg tram extension moves forward
GERMANY: The Berlin Senate has authorised transport operator BVG to start detailed design for a northern extension of tram route M2 to Blankenburg S-Bahn station.
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Metro Report InternationalBerlin studies U-Bahn extensions
GERMANY: Three extensions of the Berlin U-Bahn network have been deemed ‘structurally and technically’ feasible, according to a study commissioned by the city government.
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Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt
Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection & Environment
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Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (VBB)
VBB co-ordinates provision of public transport services in Berlin and the surrounding federal state of Brandenburg. AddressHardenbergplatz 210623 BerlinGermanyPhone+49 30 254 14100Fax+49 30 254 14112Emailkoettel@vbbonline.deWebsitewww.vbb.de
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S-Bahn Berlin GmbH
Berlin’s S-Bahn network comprises 16 routes with 168 stations, 133 in Berlin and 33 stations in surrounding Brandenburg. See Berlin region and Berlin city network maps. This subsidiary of DB Mobility Logistics AG took over operation of in 1995. At the end of 2015 it won a contract to operate ...
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Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe GmbH (BVG)
First section of metro opened 1902. Network now comprises 9 lines with 175 stations. See Berlin city and Berlin region network maps. Berlin’s older metro routes (U1-4) have a small profile loading gauge, with a larger profile on the later routes (U5-9). Berlin U-bahn Linekmstaprofileopenedlast extendeddirectionfromtonotes ...